Fates of Traits - Unit Assessment

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1. There are so many different varieties of dogs because…

• people chose to breed dogs with traits they wanted.
• dogs wanted to be different from each other.
• dog babies (puppies) were different from their parents.

2. The green anoles are such good climbers because…

• they like climbing trees.
• they need to be able to climb to get food that is high up in the trees.
• the green anoles that were poor climbers were more likely to get eaten by brown anoles, so they had fewer babies.

3. Becky has light-colored skin. During the summer, sometimes her skin turns red if she stays in the sun too long.

• Becky’s skin color is a trait she got from her parents.
• Becky’s skin color changed because of her experience in the summer.
• Both answers are correct

4. Apples from a long time ago looked like cherries or small berries. Today they are bigger and sweeter. How did this happen?

5. How does living in a group help vervet monkeys survive? Choose the best answer.

• They show each other where to find food.
• They warn each other of danger.
• They groom each other’s fur.

6. If dry weather kills many of the plants in the vervet monkeys’ habitat, how would that affect the vervet monkeys?

• They would be more likely to survive because there is a lot of food.
• They would be less likely to survive because there is less food.
• There would be no change.

7. How does living in a group help some animals survive? Give at least two animal examples to support your answer. (Hint: think of prairie dogs, bison, and snow monkeys)

8. Below are the dog parents. Look at the traits, which puppy belongs to these dog parents.

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10. Would all the puppies from those two dogs look the same? (Hint: think of your siblings)

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• No